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CAN YOU CLIMB MOUNT KILIMANJARO WITHOUT A GUIDE?

Mount Kilimanjaro is the highest mountain in Africa and the tallest free standing mountain in the world. You can not climb without a guide. We have analyse why you can not climb mount kilimanjaro without a guide.

8 Reasons Why You Can Not Climb Kilimanjaro Without A Guide

1 NECESSARY EQUIPMENT

You have to carry all equipment like; sleeping bags, tents, stove, all these you need help to carry up the mountain (See all equipments needed pictures) Also you require good quality under and upper layer likeclothing, gloves, warm hats, sunglasses, water bottles,down jacket, hiking boots and good rain protection.

2 Mount Kilimanjaro Park Rules

Mount kilimanjaro Park does not allow any one to climb mount Kilimonjaro without a mountain guide with a mountain lincense. The rules specifically state that; You must have mountain guide and an armed park range every group that goes up the mountain.

3 Wild animal on the Route

The presence of wild animals at the frist day of the climb make it very dangerous for a person not to have a guide or an armed ranger. To avoid the risk of tourist being harmed its a must to have a guide with you.

4 knowledge of The Route Up and Down the Mountain

The route up the mountain can be very confusing as many route combine in the later days and that pose a risk of taking a route which does not herd toward the summit or with a longer trial that can result to additional days or even being lost on top of the mountain due to poor visibility conditions.

5 Emergency Up the  Mountain or Mountain sick

Alot of people get mountain sickness due to high altitude, High altitude can cause a number of illness such as vomiting, nausea and fever. Some people have died out of altitude sickness. So you need a guide to always monitor your condition up the mountain.

6 Place where you should camp

Camping on top of mount kilimanjaro can be dangerous if not at a good location, the combination of high winds, rain and cold can be very dangerous. Most of the camps a located at the best place so its important to have a good guide with a mountain lincense

7 Instructions who to tackle various obstacles

Their are many obstacle during the kilimanjaro climb. The baranco wall being one of them, You will need a guide to tackle this obstacle along also the ice on the way to the summit is slippery you need a guide to best advice in those situations.

 

10 Important things to know before climbing mount kilimanjaro

1 the  best route to Climb Mount Kilimanjaro

2 Total cost to Climb kilimanjaro

3 How do i prepare for Climbing Kilimanjaro

4 How long does it take to Climb Mount Kilimanjaro

5 10 Reason to climb Kilimanjaro

6 The best time to Climb Kilimanjaro

7 Equipment needed to climb Mount Kilimanjaro

8 How Hard is it to Climb Kilimanjaro

 

Duration For Each Route To Climb Kilimanjaro

There is seven routes to climb mount Kilimanjaro.

Marangu route is the first route which used for ascend and descending It takes five days up to Six days.

Machame route is the first hardest route used for ascend only this route takes six days up seven days.

Umbwe route six days used for ascending only.

Lemosho route Eight days is a largest route in Kilimanjaro used for ascending only

Shira route six days also used for ascending only

Rongai route five up to four days in Kenya used for ascending only descending though Marangu route. Mweka route this route used for descending.

 

CAN YOU CLIMB MOUNT KILIMANJARO WITHOUT A GUIDE

The answer is not you can’t climb mount Kilimonjaro without a mountain guide this is the rules specifically state that you must have mountain guide or an armed park range every group.

Thousands of people came every year to summit mount Kilimanjaro there are requiredto have a guide and porters to lead them and Porter to carry their Equipment.

Without Porter and guide only few numbers of people would get to summit in mount Kilimanjaro

YOU CAN’T CLIMB MOUNT KILIMANJARO WITHOUT GUIGE AND POTERS

 

 

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